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Is your motor taking a toll on your pocket?
Technology

Is your motor taking a toll on your pocket?

IE4 and IE5 motors can significantly reduce energy costs when selected and applied correctly. Unlike older motor classes, their superior part-load efficiency, flatter efficiency curves, higher power factor, and compatibility with VFDs enable double-digit energy savings with payback under two years. However, maximum benefits come only when application, loading, sizing, drive selection, transmission method, RPM matching, and automation are evaluated together—making motor efficiency not just a product upgrade, but a system-level optimization.

Prem Gmaliye
Dec 23, 2025

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Where are we missing the bus on the journey to Net Zero?
Case Studies

Where are we missing the bus on the journey to Net Zero?

Despite decades of recognizing Energy Efficiency (EE) as the “First Fuel,” it still remains under-prioritized in corporate sustainability strategies. While renewables are important, Net Zero cannot be achieved without aggressively adopting EE, which offers faster payback, lower investment, and immediate carbon and cost reductions. With technologies like high-efficiency motors, process optimization, and electrification of thermal loads, EE can deliver up to 20% energy savings with minimal capital. Missing EE today means missing the Net Zero bus—ignorance is not bliss anymore.

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Prem Gmaliye
Dec 23, 2025
Buying new motors, here are reasons to go for IE-4 & IE5 Motors
Industrial Solutions

Buying new motors, here are reasons to go for IE-4 & IE5 Motors

Although IE4 and IE5 motors have a higher upfront cost than IE2 motors, their superior part-load efficiency significantly reduces electricity consumption—the largest and recurring cost over a motor’s life. For motors up to 45 kW, IE5 motors deliver faster payback (often under 9 months) and much lower life-cycle costs, making them the most economical and sustainable choice when buying new motors.

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Prem Gmaliye
Dec 23, 2025
Why is it now the turn of motors to contribute to sustainability and reduce your GHG emissions and operating cost significantly?
Case Studies

Why is it now the turn of motors to contribute to sustainability and reduce your GHG emissions and operating cost significantly?

Motors consume over 85% of industrial electricity, making them the biggest lever for sustainability and GHG reduction. With IE5 efficiency motors, plants can achieve 10–25% energy savings, strong part-load performance, faster payback, and additional gains by eliminating belt losses—making motor retrofits a proven, high-impact path toward Net Zero.

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Prem Gmaliye
Dec 23, 2025
Our learnings from over 200 retrofit energy efficiency projects

Our learnings from over 200 retrofit energy efficiency projects

Based on learnings from over 200 retrofit energy-efficiency projects, we explain why IE5 motor retrofits deliver significantly higher savings (8–30%) than what nameplate efficiencies suggest. The key lies in real operating conditions—part-load performance, load characteristics, drive mechanisms, and system-level optimization. Successful motor retrofitting starts with engineering science and is completed through practical shop-floor execution, making it both a science and an art.

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Prem Gmaliye
Dec 23, 2025
Delivering a Good Energy Audit Report

Delivering a Good Energy Audit Report

A good energy audit report is not just about identifying energy-saving opportunities; it is a commitment to implementation. It must do three things well: correctly identify projects and quantify savings, clearly define item-wise investment requirements, and provide a practical, step-by-step implementation plan. While most audits focus almost entirely on analysis, they often fail to guide execution. Experience shows that audits only create real value when they are designed with implementation in mind—recommending only feasible measures and ensuring they can actually be carried out. Without an implementation pathway, an energy audit becomes a formality rather than a driver of real energy and cost savings.

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Aayush Naphade
Dec 22, 2025
Tips for Heat Pump Installation to get optimal energy savings
Energy Efficiency

Tips for Heat Pump Installation to get optimal energy savings

SEE-Tech Solutions Pvt. Ltd., after installing its 31st heat pump, highlights that additional energy savings are possible through deeper system understanding. By intelligently integrating heat pumps with existing chillers—leveraging part-load performance, chilled water network pressure, and accurate analysis of flow and delta T—capital costs, pumping requirements, and maintenance can be reduced while improving overall chiller efficiency. The key message is that while energy-efficient technologies matter, expert energy engineering and close coordination with OEMs significantly enhance real-world savings, much like icing enhances a cake.

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Aayush Naphade
Dec 22, 2025
Save 20 -30% Energy Cost in Edible Oil Refineries using Pinch technology
Technology

Save 20 -30% Energy Cost in Edible Oil Refineries using Pinch technology

Edible oil refineries can achieve 20–30% energy savings through smart heat integration and system-level optimization. At SEE-Tech Solutions, we use Pinch Analysis to recover waste heat, reduce steam and cooling demand, optimize chilling systems, and cut fuel consumption and emissions. Our proven approach delivers significant energy savings with fast payback, helping refineries operate more efficiently and sustainably.

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Aayush Naphade
Dec 22, 2025
Opportunities to Reduce Energy Consumption in the Plastic Industry
Energy Efficiency

Opportunities to Reduce Energy Consumption in the Plastic Industry

The plastic industry is highly energy-intensive, relying on utilities such as chillers, compressors, AHUs, and pumps. With rising energy costs and sustainability pressures, adopting energy-efficient technologies is no longer optional. Through targeted retrofits—like adiabatic cooling and VFDs for chillers, efficiency improvements in compressors, high-performance AHU fans, and pump optimization—plastic manufacturers can achieve 15–22% overall energy savings with payback periods under two years. Beyond cost reduction, these measures significantly lower carbon emissions and strengthen long-term sustainability, making energy efficiency a strategic business advantage rather than just an operational improvement.

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Prem Gmaliye
Dec 22, 2025

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